Universal Cinema - an AMC Theatre
100 Universal City Plaza,
Universal City,
CA
91608
100 Universal City Plaza,
Universal City,
CA
91608
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Operated by: AMC Theatres
Previously operated by: Cineplex Odeon, Loews Cineplex
Architects: Jon Jerde, David K. Mesbur
Firms: Design Collective, Mesbur+Smith Architects
Functions: Movies (First Run)
Previous Names: Cineplex Odeon Universal City Cinemas, Loews Citywalk Stadium 19, AMC Citywalk Stadium 19, Universal Cinema, AMC Universal CityWalk 19, Universal Cinema AMC at Citywalk Hollywood
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
818.508.0711
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Opened July 1, 1987 by Cineplex Odeon, the Universal City Cinemas contain 18 “regular” motion picture auditoria and one IMAX screen, with a total seating capacity of 5,485. The theatre is situated inside Universal’s popular City Walk entertainment and retail complex at Universal Studios.
From May 4, 2007 after AMC had merged with Loews, all screens were equipped with stadium seating. In 2016 AMC installed their signature Recliners in all auditoriums with a reduced seating capacity of 3,004. In December 2016 it was renamed Universal Cinema. The seating capacity has been further reduced to 1,862-seats
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Mike Radio: Yeah, I remember that. There was the cinema by itself, with the Universal Amphitheater and Universal Studios down the way a bit (back when Universal was just the studio tour and stunt shows, with the occasional concert at the amphitheater).
I was there in 1988 with the garage and been there many times with all 3 renovations of the theater. I believe i have photos in the photos section
Christmas tree up outside of the complex. Surprising it’s not green to go with the release of Wicked.
THEATRE 1 now installed with Prime at AMC, no Dolby Cinema because it dosen’t meet Dolby specs at this location
The PRIME auditorium opened in mid-January 2024.
Theater name is Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood (no “19” in the name)
Auditoriums 2-7, 10 (XL), 11-12, and 15-18 have gotten new recliners.
Current capacity is 1,929.
Auditorium capacities: 173 (1/PRIME), 86 (2), 86 (3), 86 (4), 118 (5/70mm), 63 (6), 62 (7), 62 (8), 63 (9), 116 (10/XL), 86 (11), 86 (12), 86 (13), 173 (14), 54 (15), 49 (16), 55 (17), 49 (18), 376 (19^/IMAX)
The “^” indicates auditoriums that don’t have recliner seating.
Seating Capacity:
Theatre 1 173 PRIME at AMC
Theatre 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13 82 seats
Theatre 5 114 70MM DTS
Theatre 6 60
Theatre 7 and 8 58
Theatre 9 59
Theatre 10 112 XL AT AMC
Theatre 14 171
Theatre 15 and 17 51
Theatre 16 and 18 47
Theatre 19 369 70MM IMAX and IMAX with Laser
All Screens have Dolby Atmos except screen 19
if you’re going to do this, can you at least make sure your numbers are somewhat accurate?
New theater name is “Universal Cinema - an AMC Theatre”
New security checkpoints in place for all of Universal Studios tours and CityWalk. These went in place June 17, 2026.
According to the resort, the new security setup includes three hubs: the main entry plaza, a checkpoint adjacent to the Jurassic Parking structure near NBC Sports Grill & Brew and the new Mr. BBQ restaurant, and another near Margaritaville in the former iFly location.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/universal-studios-hollywood-security-update/